Week 17
Final
CAR
NO1Q 07:18
0 - 3
J. Carney 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 10
2Q 00:57
7 - 3
B. Hoover 15-yard TD catch from R. Peete.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 8
3Q 05:43
7 - 6
J. Carney 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 13
3Q 02:48
10 - 6
S. Graham 50-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
Top Performers
Pass Yds
203
Peete
CAR
Rush Yds
117
McAllister
NO
Rec Yds
95
Muhammad
CAR
Scrim TD
1
Hoover
CAR
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2002 NFC South
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 |
 Saints | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
Game Summary
The New Orleans Saints couldn't pull it off against the Carolina Panthers, 10 to 6, on December 29, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Peete #9 | 19/30 | 203 | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 2-13 | 66.4 |
C. Weinke #16 | 1/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 56.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Brooks #2 | 12/31 | 145 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 3-18 | 26.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Goings #37 | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 |
B. Hoover #45 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
R. Smart #32 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Peete #9 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. McAllister #26 | 28 | 117 | 4.2 | 0 | 21 |
A. Brooks #2 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Muhammad #87 | 7/8 | 95 | 13.6 | 0 | 31 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3/5 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 29 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 4/6 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
B. Hoover #45 | 2/3 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 15 |
K. Mangum #86 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
N. Goings #37 | 3/7 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
I. Byrd #82 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stallworth #83 | 4/6 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 28 |
J. Horn #87 | 4/9 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
J. Reed #86 | 2/9 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. McAllister #26 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. L. Lewis #84 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
N. Goings #37 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Peete #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Tuten #73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Cousin #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brooks #2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
K. Craver #29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Brown #35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Jackson #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fields #55 | 9-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Cousin #21 | 6-6 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #24 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Allen #52 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Howard #23 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #93 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Wallace #96 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jenkins #77 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Minter #30 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Wesley #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Witherspoon #51 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kyle #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mangum #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McDaniel #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smart #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Burton #75 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Donnalley #77 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Goings #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoover #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Knight #29 | 10-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hodge #52 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Irvin #27 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Knight #53 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bellamy #20 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Thomas #22 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clemons #56 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #50 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Jackson #90 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Whitehead #98 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Craver #29 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Howard #93 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #40 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hand #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Houser #47 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. L. Lewis #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stallworth #83 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Turley #68 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carney #3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 8 | 351 | 43.9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gowin #4 | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. L. Lewis #84 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. L. Lewis #84 | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 |
K. Craver #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Peete #9 | 19/30 | 203 | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 2-13 | 66.4 |
C. Weinke #16 | 1/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 56.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Goings #37 | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 |
B. Hoover #45 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
R. Smart #32 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Peete #9 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Muhammad #87 | 7/8 | 95 | 13.6 | 0 | 31 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 3/5 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 29 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 4/6 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
B. Hoover #45 | 2/3 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 15 |
K. Mangum #86 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
N. Goings #37 | 3/7 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
I. Byrd #82 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
N. Goings #37 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Peete #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. Tuten #73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Cousin #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fields #55 | 9-9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Cousin #21 | 6-6 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #24 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Allen #52 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Howard #23 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Rucker #93 | 4-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Wallace #96 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Jenkins #77 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Minter #30 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Wesley #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Witherspoon #51 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Buckner #99 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kyle #56 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mangum #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McDaniel #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Muhammad #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smart #32 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Burton #75 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Donnalley #77 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Goings #37 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hoover #45 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Graham #17 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 8 | 351 | 43.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Byrd #82 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Smith Sr. #89 | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Brooks #2 | 12/31 | 145 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 3-18 | 26.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. McAllister #26 | 28 | 117 | 4.2 | 0 | 21 |
A. Brooks #2 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Stallworth #83 | 4/6 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 28 |
J. Horn #87 | 4/9 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
J. Reed #86 | 2/9 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. McAllister #26 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. L. Lewis #84 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Reed #86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brooks #2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
K. Craver #29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
F. Brown #35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Jackson #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Knight #29 | 10-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
S. Hodge #52 | 8-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Irvin #27 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Knight #53 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bellamy #20 | 5-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Thomas #22 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clemons #56 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Allen #50 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Jackson #90 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Whitehead #98 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Craver #29 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Howard #93 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #40 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hand #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Houser #47 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. L. Lewis #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stallworth #83 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Turley #68 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carney #3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gowin #4 | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. L. Lewis #84 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. L. Lewis #84 | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 |
K. Craver #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
00:570-0
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
02:030-0
Punt
4 plays,
21 yd,
02:130-0
Fumble
2 plays,
3 yd,
01:020-0
Field Goal
4 plays,
0 yd,
01:310-3
Punt
4 plays,
17 yd,
01:480-3
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:040-3
Punt
4 plays,
13 yd,
02:040-3
Fumble
11 plays,
71 yd,
04:350-3
Punt
5 plays,
23 yd,
02:150-3
Interception
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:330-3
Interception
6 plays,
69 yd,
02:510-3
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:430-3
Touchdown
7 plays,
40 yd,
03:307-3
End of Half
2 plays,
1 yd,
00:517-3
Punt
6 plays,
15 yd,
03:307-3
Field Goal
10 plays,
48 yd,
05:517-6
Field Goal
7 plays,
38 yd,
02:5610-6
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:1610-6
Punt
6 plays,
12 yd,
03:2510-6
Punt
6 plays,
34 yd,
02:2710-6
Punt
3 plays,
3 yd,
01:3410-6
Punt
4 plays,
19 yd,
01:5610-6
Interception
3 plays,
6 yd,
00:5710-6
Downs
7 plays,
4 yd,
03:1610-6
Punt
5 plays,
6 yd,
01:5010-6
Interception
4 plays,
20 yd,
00:2710-6
End of Game
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:3510-6
273
Total Yds
244
188
Pass Yds
119
85
Rush Yds
125
14
Total Drives
14
61
Total Plays
65
4.5
Yards Per Play
3.8
5.4
Yards Per Pass
3.4
3.3
Yards Per Rush
4.2
30:20
Possession
29:40
4
Biggest Lead
3
13
1st Downs
13
7
Passing 1st Downs
5
6
Rushing 1st Downs
7
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
3/14
3rd Down
4/17
1/1
4th Down
0/1
8
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
3
2
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
3
Penalties
4
4.0
Sacks
3.0
9
Tackles For Loss
9
0
D/ST TD
0
